Wool "Corset Bodice", First Quarter of the 19th Century

Corset Bodice, c.1800-1825, Snowshill Collection accessed through UK National Trust . I have So Many Questions about this garment. It came up while I was looking for inspiration images for some early 19th century short stays, but thus far it's eluding classification. At first glance, I took this for a set of short stays with unusually long tabs. On further reflection, I started wondering if it was…